Warehouse Supervisor- TN

Phoenix Closures•Newport, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Supervisor oversees warehouse and traffic functions at the Newport, Tennessee plant to support timely, cost-effective customer deliveries and accurate production support, shipping, and receiving in a safe environment. This is a Safety Sensitive Position. The role supervises warehouse operations and employees, supports manufacturing continuity, coordinates shipments and receiving, maintains inventory accuracy, and ensures compliance with company and applicable safety, food safety, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
3–5 years of experience in a supervisory role.
2–3 years of experience in a warehouse setting.
Forklift experience.
Ability to perform simple grasping and firm grasping for 40–70% of work activities and fine manipulation for more than 70% of work activities, as described in the posting.

Responsibilities

Conduct Green Area Meetings and maintain appropriate documentation.
Cycle count machine locations each shift; check hard allocation at the beginning and end of each shift and report issues or shortages to the manager.
Direct and monitor special projects and ensure adequate staffing for departmental responsibilities.
Call designated carriers and provide shipment information; obtain freight quotes and notify the railroad of required railcar lineup changes.
Ensure manufacturing receives continuous support, including compliance with resin and silo unloading procedures and sufficient, accurate resin inventory.
Ensure timely bin checks and 100% accurate year-end inventory; prepare weekly inventory reports for purchasing.
Report railcar taps to vendors on the day they occur and ensure all required taps are completed by month end.
Obtain control numbers for and perform RMAs and purchase order receipts; receive railcars in the IQRF system and unload resin into appropriate silos.
Monitor employee performance and report findings to the manager; assist with new-hire training and shipping office operations.
Communicate with night-shift employees, including prioritizing the overnight schedule.
Load and unload shipment, receipt, shuttle, outside-warehouse, and interfacility trailers; secure trailers with dock locks or wheel chocks before forklift entry and remove or unlock them after work is complete.
Perform material handler duties as shipping and receiving workload requires; move product from production to trucks or designated warehouse locations.
Ensure orders ship accurately and on time by coordinating with company departments, warehouse personnel, customers, and carriers.
Complete daily and weekly logs; install and remove dock plates; open and close dock doors and ensure they remain locked for security and safety.
Label, stretch-wrap, stage, and ship orders according to customer requirements and PHX procedures; maintain staging lanes using a forklift.
Prepare export documentation and maintain current knowledge of export documentation requirements.
Make production boxes using the box maker or tape gun and load the box maker with boxes; discard scrap in the bailer and change the bailer when full.
Monitor facilities for compliance with Safety, FDA, OSHA, Department of Homeland Security, other certification agency, and PHX requirements.
Monitor maintenance programs for warehouse equipment and facilities.
Operate forklifts and clamp trucks safely; charge and water forklift batteries.
Perform RTIs for color, liner, and WIP caps returned from production; prepare for customer audits and visits and assist with implementing recommendations.
Print ship sets, bills of lading, and labels; process customer returns; repack cartons; respond to telephone queries and receive and send fax information.
Use IQFR transactions for receipts, movements, and issues of raw materials and packaging components, order staging and shipping, warehouse transfers, and customer returns.
Interact with customers to answer questions or resolve problems; serve on committees.
Follow and enforce food-safety policies and procedures, and follow and enforce safety rules, policies, procedures, and work instructions.
Perform other responsibilities as required.